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Experiences of stigma among people with severe mental illness. Reliability, acceptability and construct validity of the Swedish versions of two stigma scales measuring devaluation/discrimination and rejection experiences

Tommy Björkman Department of Nursing, Lund University, PO Box 157, SE-221 00, Lund, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
, Ph.D,
Bengt Svensson Department of Nursing, Lund University, PO Box 157, SE-221 00, Lund, Sweden
, Ph.D &
Bertil Lundberg Department of Nursing, Lund University, PO Box 157, SE-221 00, Lund, Sweden
, M.Sc
Pages 332-338 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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